In an evolving Apache Kafka-based application, consumer tasks become increasingly complex. The existing consumer code lacks support for advanced operations like aggregation and enrichment, requiring extensive framework development. Managing statefulness in memory poses fault tolerance risks,...

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Immerse Yourself in the Community Table of Contents IntroductionForumSlackMeetupsEvents   Introduction Community is as important in the Kafka developer industry as it is anywhere else. The Kafka developer community tends to be generous, helpful, and kind. You should try to be a part of the...

TOPICS A) Introductory Concepts • Write code to connect to a Kafka cluster• Distinguish between leaders and followers and work with replicas• Explain what a segment is and explore retention• Use the CLI to work with topics, producers, and consumers B) Working with Producers • Describe the...

Introductory Concepts • Write code to connect to a Kafka cluster• Distinguish between leaders and followers and work with replicas• Explain what a segment is and explore retention• Use the CLI to work with topics, producers, and consumers   Working with Producers • Describe the work a...

Confluent Schema Registry As applications continue to produce and consume messages in Apache Kafka, new consumers will arise, requiring comprehension of existing message formats. Additionally, message formats will evolve alongside business changes, necessitating a consistent schema agreement...